HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-08-18 City Commission Packet Materials - C2. Alcohol Licenses for the Ellen and SidewindersCommission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Mike Maas, Licensing Clerk
Laurae Clark, City Treasurer
Kristin Donald, Finance Director
SUBJECT: Approval of the On-Premises Beer and Wine License for Montana Theatreworks
dba the Ellen Theatre and the Full Beverage License for Sidewinders Bar &
Grill for calendar year 2018.
MEETING DATE: January 8, 2018
AGENDA ITEM TYPE: Consent
RECOMMENDATION: Approve an on-premises beer and wine license for Montana Theatreworks
dba The Ellen Theatre 17 W. Main St. and a Full Beverage License for Sidewinders Bar & Grill 780
Boardwalk Ave for calendar year 2018. They have complied with state laws and have completed the
City’s application process as required.
BACKGROUND: Sec. 4.02.030. - City license required; application; license fees.
A. No person shall manufacture or sell alcohol in the city, under the provisions of the Montana
Alcoholic Beverage Code, or at all, without first procuring a license to do so from the city.
B. The application shall be filed with the city clerk and presented for the consideration of the
commission. The commission may, in its discretion, postpone any action for investigation or other
good cause. The action of the commission with reference to the application shall be recorded in the
meeting's minutes.
C. If the application is rejected, the reasons must be noted in the minute entry, the applicant
notified, and the tendered fee returned.
D. License fees must be payable in advance and shall accompany the application therefore,
whether original or renewal. All licenses under this article will expire at 12:00 midnight of
December 31, in the year for which such license is issued. In the event that a license is granted after
June 30 of any year, the license fee will be one-half of the entire yearly license.
Montana Theatreworks operates the Ellen Theatre. They were unaware they needed a city license to
accompany their Non-Profit Arts license from the state. Upon becoming informed they returned
their application materials the next day.
FISCAL EFFECTS: Accept payments totaling $900.00 for 2018 licenses.
ALTERNATIVES: As suggested by the City Commission.
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Attachments: City of Bozeman Applications
State of Montana Liquor Control Division Licenses
Report Compiled on: December 26, 2017
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